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Curious how Jesse Melamed is winning EWS races on a size Small frame? Love manuals and want to boost any gap you see on the trail, no matter how sneaky? Want the rollover capabilities of big wheels, but love cornering? This is a size Medium Canfield Riot/Toir. It has ultra-short chainstays (414mm) and a short reach by 2023 standards for a size M (~435mm). It has been overforked from a nominal 140mm fork to 160mm, and has a -1.5 degree Works angleset. These modifications result in a headtube angle around 64.2 degrees, and an effective seat tube angle around 76.5 degrees. Also, it's made out of 7005 aluminum, which is something you can tell your friends at the trailhead I guess. The original geo chart and frame specs can be found on Canfield's website here: https://canfieldbikes.com/pages/2015-2017-canfield-toir-riot . I'm 5'9"/175cm and am probably at the taller end of the size range for this frame, and friends down to about 5'3"/160cm have enjoyed borrowing it. It could be a great playful bike for someone up to about 5'10", or a pretty standard fit for someone shorter. This bike has been a hoot to ride all over Washington and southern BC. It has been especially fun at places like Galbraith and Tiger Mountain, where you can easily ride a mixture of jumps, flow and tight technical trails. It can handle fast open trails like A-Line at the Whistler Bike Park, but its short wheelbase and poppy suspension really shine on natural trails with plenty of line choice options. It's not a light bike as built (35.5 lbs), but the Canfield Balance Formula (CBF) suspension is quite efficient under pedaling. I've done a few 40-60 mile/5000-8000' vertical rides on this bike as currently built, and didn't feel like the weight held me back. You could also swap in an air shock and remove the CushCore to shed a few pounds. I am the second owner of this bike, and have replaced all the parts since I bought it except the fork, front wheel, crankset, handlebar, stem, saddle, and seatpost clamp. There are several components that you might want to swap out, and I have some spares that will come with the bike if you want. Here's the full spec list: Frame: Canfield Riot (2016) Suspension: Fork: Fox 36 Factory, 160mm travel, FIT4 damper, 100x15mm through-axle (NOT Boost) (2018) Shock: Fox DHX2 Factory with climb switch, 200 x 57mm, 400 lb x 2.25 in Cane Creek Valt lightweight spring, MY2021 with MY2022 bottom out bumper (purchased summer 2021). The fork was serviced by evo Seattle last fall, and the shock was completely rebuilt by The Shock Howse in Burien last summer. All frame linkage bearings were just replaced with NSK bearings. I'm about 145lbs in riding gear, and get about 30% sag with the 400lb spring. Drivetrain (11 speed): Shifter/derailleur: Shimano Deore XT (2019) Cassette: Shimano Deore 11-51 (2022) Chain: Shimano XT (2022) Chainring: Truvativ 30t Cranks: Truvativ Descendent, I think 170mm length but not certain BB: SRAM GXP, threaded (2022) Brakes: Levers/calipers: Shimano Zee (2020) Rotors: Shimano Ice-Tech 203mm (front), Galfer Wave 180mm (rear); both 2022 Pads: Shimano Saint/Zee sintered (2022) Cockpit: Handlebar: RaceFace Next carbon, 760mm Stem: RaceFace Turbine Grips: ODI TLD something? Seatpost: OneUp V2 Dropper, 210mm drop! (2021) Dropper remote: Wolf Tooth light action (2021) Saddle: WTB Volt, 142mm width Wheels: Front wheel: non-boost (15x100mm) Novatec hub, Sapim CX-Ray spokes, factory direct carbon rim (30mm internal width) Rear wheel: non-boost (12x142mm) Hope Pro 4 hub, Sapim Race spokes, Stan's Flow MK3 rim (30mm internal width) (hand-built 2018) Front tire: Maxxis Assegai 2.5, EXO+, maxxGrip (2022) Rear tire: Maxxis DHF 2.5, EXO+, maxxTerra (2021) CushCore Pro installed in both wheels! Optional spare parts (no additional charge): - Seatpost: there isn't much room to lower the seatpost in the collar without the tire to saddle clearance at bottom-out becoming an issue. You can reduce the travel on the OneUp post to 200 or 190mm; or, I have a Fox Transfer post with 125mm travel that I can include. - Saddle: I've liked the WTB Volt a lot and haven't wanted to replace it, but it does have a tear in the fabric. I have a Nukeproof HRZN saddle if you prefer. The overall width is similar, but the Nukeproof saddle is shorter and has a more curved top than the WTB. - Rear tire: As you can see in the photos, the DHF rear tire is nearing the end of its life. I still feel it has adequate braking traction, but if you don't enjoy drifty cornering you will want a new tire. I have a tanwall Vee Flow Snap 2.3" tire I will include, but I haven't wanted to install it because (a) drifting this bike is a whole lot of fun, and (b) tanwall tires can be a polarizing aesthetic. - Shock: I think the coil shock with climb switch works really well on this bike, but can also include a 2016 RockShox Monarch+ DebonAir. It was last serviced when I got the coil shock in 2021, and hasn't been ridden since. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for looking!